Course overview

CRIM 100 - Winter 2020

A few things we need to get out of the way

Sorry, he’s not coming

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My exotic accent

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Who am I?

El Salvador

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Economics and business

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Investigations agency

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MA in Criminology

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Crime analyst for the police

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Crime analyst for the AG

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PhD at SFU

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2nd semester as an assistant professor at UFV

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Who are you?

Interview a classmate

  • Grab pen and paper
  • On the other side of the room
  • Ask the following questions:
    • What is your name?
    • Where are you from?
    • What year are you?
    • What is your major?
    • Report back

What is this course about?

Intro to sociological explanations of crime and deviance

  • Most criminological theories take a sociological approach
  • How social context influences people’s likehood to engage in crime

Evaluation

  • Midterm exam (25%)
  • Final exam (25%)
  • Weekly in-class questions (10%)
  • Attendance and participation (10%)
  • Poster Assignment (30%)

Scehdule

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##Exams (25% each) - All multiple choice and true/false - Written in class - Final is not cumulative

##Weekly in-class questions (10%) - 9 lectures with in-class questions (1 point per lecture) - 1 pt/lecture = 9 points - All students are automatically awarded 1 point - 1 point substracted per missed lecture - Written answers to test grasp of reading assignments

##Attendance and participation (10%) - Stay for entire lecture - Quality of contributions to class discussion - Effort in class exercises - Scholarly and non-disruption behaviour

##Poster presentation (30%) - Infographic poster to communicate scientific research findings and concepts on a crime-related issue. - Five graded tasks submitted throughout course - Virtual presentation - Instructions next week

#Course policies

##Extensions and Absences - Exceptional AND unanticipated circumstances - Beyond anyone’s control - Significantly affect capability to comply with deadline/attendance - What is not exception or unanticipated? - Too many assignments - A wedding - Work commitments - A cold, etc.

##In case of exception + unanticipated circumstances - Contact me ASAP - Gather and provide adequate documentation

##How can you contact me? - Book an appointment (Mondays) - Email me (if you can’t come on Mondays) - Allow 48 hours for response - Email not checked evenings, weekends, or holidays

##Which emails have a lower chances of being replied? - Question already answered in course material or UFV website - Not sent from UFV email - Student name and id number not included - Course number and section not included - Unprofessional, impolite, and discourteous emails

##Use of mobile phones, tablets, laptops - Laptops/tablets for taking notes only - Phones have to be stored away and set to silent mode - Not allowed during exams

##Recording, Sharing and Selling Lectures, Lecture Notes and Course Material - You are not authorized to record or photpgraph my lectures - You are not authorized to sell or post lectures or notes - We must abide by Canada’s Copyright Act and UFV’s copyright policies

##You are expected to: - Attend and participate in lecture - Be on time - Behave in a professional and scholarly manner - Take notes - Complete reading assignments - Submit assignments on time